Grad
Encyclopedia
Geometry & measurement
- Grad (angle)Grad (angle)The gradian is a unit of plane angle, equivalent to of a turn. It is also known as gon, grad, or grade . One grad equals of a degree or of a radian...
, a unit of angular measurement - GradientGradientIn vector calculus, the gradient of a scalar field is a vector field that points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of the scalar field, and whose magnitude is the greatest rate of change....
of a scalar fieldScalar fieldIn mathematics and physics, a scalar field associates a scalar value to every point in a space. The scalar may either be a mathematical number, or a physical quantity. Scalar fields are required to be coordinate-independent, meaning that any two observers using the same units will agree on the...
, a differential operatorDifferential operatorIn mathematics, a differential operator is an operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator. It is helpful, as a matter of notation first, to consider differentiation as an abstract operation, accepting a function and returning another .This article considers only linear operators,...
in mathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
Education related events & ceremonies
- GraduationGraduationGraduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
ceremony, promPromIn the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a formal dance, or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year. It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students...
, or a graduate - Grad NiteGrad NiteDisney's Grad Nite is an event hosted in April, May, or June for graduating high school senior classes who can gather for an exclusive, all-night party at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom featuring live performances by some of the...
, a Disneyland party for high-school graduates
Military weapons
- BM-21 Grad, a Soviet multiple-launch rocket system and an associated series of 122 mm (4.8 in) artillery rockets
- Grad assault rifleGrad assault rifleThe Grad assault rifle is a bullpup weapon of North Ossetian origin. The weapon is chambered in the 5.45x39mm round and can be fitted with a suppressor...
, a Bullpup rifle of North Ossetian origin
Music & gaming
- Grad (EP)Grad (EP)Grad is an EP released by Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack in 2003.-Personnel:*Stevan Birak - guitar*Miodrag Krudulj - bass guitar*Vladimir Jezdimirović - vocals*Dušan Gnjidić - drums*Zoran Samuilov - keyboard...
, a Cactus JackCactus Jack (band)-Band history:The band, originally named Caramba, was formed at the end of 1998 by Stevan Birak , Miodrag Krudulj , Vladimir Jezdimirović and Dušan Gnjidić ....
EP - Grad, the dragon in Ral Grad.
Places
- Grad (Slavic settlement) is a version of the SlavicSlavic languagesThe Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
word meaning town, city or castle; other versions include hrad and gorod. It appears in many Slavic toponyms:
- Beograd
- Biograd
- Donji GradDonji GradDonji grad is one of the 17 city districts of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. It is located in the central part of the city and has 45,108 inhabitants . The official name of the district is rarely used, for it is dubbed centar by most of the Zagreb residents....
- Filmski GradFilmski GradFilmski Grad is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica....
- Gornji Grad (disambiguation)
- Gradec (disambiguation) or Hradec (disambiguation)
- Grad, SloveniaGrad, SloveniaGrad is a town and a municipality in Slovenia.Grad means 'castle' in Slovene and refers to the castle dating from the late 12th century strategically situated on a hill overlooking the settlement. It is one of the largest castle complexes in Slovenia, with 365 rooms. After World War II, the castle...
- Leningrad (disambiguation)
- Mrkonjić GradMrkonjic GradMrkonjić Grad is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Republika Srpska entity. It is located in the Bosanska Krajina, between Banja Luka and Jajce.-Name:...
- Novi Grad (disambiguation)
- Novigrad (disambiguation)
- Stalingrad (disambiguation)Stalingrad (disambiguation)Stalingrad is the former name of Volgograd, a city in Russia.Stalingrad may also refer to:* Battle of Stalingrad, a 1942–1943 World War II battle, considered as the turning-point of the European theatre of the war...
- Stari Grad, CroatiaStari Grad, CroatiaStari Grad is a town on the northern side of the island of Hvar in Dalmatia, Croatia. One of the oldest towns in Europe, its position at the end of a long, protected bay and next to prime agricultural land, has long made it attractive for human settlement...
- Stari Grad, BelgradeStari Grad, BelgradeStari Grad is an urban neighborhood and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It encompasses some of the oldest sections of urban Belgrade, thus the name...
- Stari Grad, KragujevacStari Grad, KragujevacStari Grad or Stara Varoš , meaning "Old City" in English, is the smallest but most populous of five municipalities of the city of Kragujevac in Serbia. It has 62,794 residents , and area of less than 16 square kilometers. The municipality was formed in 2002...
- Stari Grad, Novi SadStari Grad, Novi SadStari Grad is a neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the main part of Novi Sad, and it is also known as City Centre...
- Stari Grad, SarajevoStari Grad, SarajevoStari Grad is a municipality in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the oldest and most historically significant part of Sarajevo...
- Stari Grad, UžiceStari Grad, UžiceStari Grad ; is the remains of a fortress near the town of Užice, in central Serbia. It is an example of typical medieval Serbian architecture. Historians believe it was built between the 12th and 13th centuries to control movement along nearby roads, and the town of Užice...
- Dimitrovgrad (disambiguation)
- KaliningradKaliningradKaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
- KirovgradKirovgradKirovgrad is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Population: -History:The settlement Kalatay was, according to various sources, founded in 1661, 1663, or 1675...
- Visegrad (disambiguation)
- Grąd, Podlaskie VoivodeshipGrad, Podlaskie VoivodeshipGrąd is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Radziłów, within Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
, eastern Poland - Grąd, West Pomeranian VoivodeshipGrad, West Pomeranian VoivodeshipGrąd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brojce, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately east of Brojce, east of Gryfice, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin....
, north-western Poland
Grads (disambiguation)
Grads may refer to:- GrADS (Software)GrADSThe Grid Analysis and Display System is an interactive desktop tool that is used for easy access, manipulation, and visualization of earth science data. The format of the data may be either binary, GRIB, NetCDF, or HDF-SDS...
, a free softwareFree softwareFree software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
for geophysical data visualizationData visualizationData visualization is the study of the visual representation of data, meaning "information that has been abstracted in some schematic form, including attributes or variables for the units of information"....